Black is the Colour-Natacha Atlas

Black is the Colour is a traditional Scottish ballad either brought to the US by Scottish immigrants or written by them in the Appalachian Mountain region. It was first recorded by John Jacob Niles, an American folk music transcriber/musician in the 1940's. The song has been performed by many different artists including Nina Simone, Joan Baez, Hamish Imlach, Christy Moore and Esther Ofarim.

[@ziskab8]

A secret pilgrimage....memories of happiness..... some sort of giving........ beautiful treasure kept within....... torn between fear and longing... spending eternally.... discovering this truth........song by one of the most beautiful voices Natacha Atlas.

[@sophistik000]

what a version......haunting ....

[@zlem81]

Natasha, you are the best singer

[@heyss9576]

beautiful, beautiful, beautiful

[@lluhsnimnyrhtak]

Love this, I get chills.

[@gigimc]

excellent job/ great visuals to a great song by a woman with a great voice!! :)

[@stenfisher]

Wonderful!

[@cinnabarin]

absolute meditation...

[@GinsM]

This version is most beautiful one. Ana Hina`s very good album.

[@lisatsakiri7124]

So soft!

[@personanongrata8542]

"kalbinde biraz zekâ olmayanlar hiç çekilmiyor ve zekasında biraz kalb olmayanlar hiç sevilmiyor" A.ŞİNASİ HİSAR

[@personanongrata8542]

her fani bir olmamışlık çürümesinde.

[@conmad24]

yes, of course, you must be right!

[@conmad24]

nice version! I prefer the one of Joan Baez and Esther Ofarim.

[@lewwna]